• U.S. News and the Perils of Input-Based Rankings (Matt Yglesias at Slate)
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• The Five Best Arguments for Striking Syria – and the Best Rebuttals (Ezra Klein at Wonkblog)
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• Starting an Unpopular War Won’t Make Obama Better Off Politically (Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic)
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• Here’s What It’s Like to Be Republican Voter in NYC (Josh Barro at BI)

These aren’t so midday, thanks to a panel at AEI I just returned from. But enjoy nonetheless:

• The Best Result from Congress: A ‘No’ Vote on Syria (James Fallows at The Atlantic)
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• The White House’s Economic Distortions (James Pethokoukis at National Review)
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• Hooray for Craven Political Self-Interest (Dan Drezner at Foreign Policy)
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• GOP’s Massive New Lie: The Truth About Obama’s Second Term (Brian Beutler at Salon)

• Porn Shutdown Won’t Stop Fed From Tapering (Matthew Klein at Bloomberg)
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• Map: All the Countries John McCain Has Wanted to Attack (Tim Murphy and Tasneem Raja at Mother Jones)
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• What to Expect from Senator Cory Booker (Noam Scheiber at TNR)
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• Yet Another Weak Jobs Report Shows the Need for Additional Fed Tools (Ryan Cooper at Washington Monthly)